I’m skeptical
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said a buckle attached to a thigh holster likely contributed to a deputy accidentally firing his gun.
In early November, a Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy was in the area of Church and Gearhart Avenues when his gun fired while still in the holster — injuring the deputy’s leg. The deputy was treated and release from the hospital the same day.
Investigators with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said the equipment was inspected and tested. They believe a part of the buckle got caught between the trigger and the holster, causing the gun to fire.
What sort of buckle would be near a holster?
December 8th, 2016 at 8:09 pm
Dropleg. Depending on how much drop, one or two straps with fastex buckles around the thigh, maybe a retention strap. Not saying I see how that would cause an ND, but those possibilities come to mind.
December 8th, 2016 at 8:26 pm
Clearly the leg thing that goes down.
December 8th, 2016 at 9:04 pm
I think they just misspelled “knuckle”.
December 8th, 2016 at 9:19 pm
The Safariland thigh rigs have buckles but I see any way that would cause an ND.
December 9th, 2016 at 1:19 am
Maybe an Uncle Mikes dropleg?
December 9th, 2016 at 6:51 am
Pre-tensioned, striker-fired, passive trigger safety.
December 9th, 2016 at 9:22 am
Only highly trained professionals should carry firearms.
December 9th, 2016 at 10:03 am
Pilot error. I mean, equipment malfunction. Yeah, equipment malfunction. Because no union member ever mis-holsters a striker-fired, passive safety semiauto, right?
December 9th, 2016 at 10:09 am
“What sort of buckle would be near a holster?”… and what kind of holster leaves a trigger guard/trigger area exposed to allow the buckle into the holster?
Was he re-holstering, was he playing with it, were buckles not buckled…?
December 9th, 2016 at 10:20 am
Stop playing with it.
December 9th, 2016 at 12:45 pm
I’ve read about numerous accidental discharges due to clothing getting into the trigger guard while holstering. Most of the time the culprit is those draw string cord locks that you find around the bottom of your fleece jacket or pullover.
That little plastic cord lock from the draw string gets caught in the trigger guard, and as you holster it the gun goes down and the cord lock (still attached to your fleece jacket) essentially pulls the trigger. And the grip safeties are still disengaged since you are pushing the gun down into the holster with your hand.
December 9th, 2016 at 2:34 pm
Just a S.W.A.G. but I assume it was a holster with a retention strap. A lot of people find it difficult to holster a pistol with a strap; they shove the pistol into the holster without looking, and the strap gets caught between the pistol and the holster instead of away from the holster. It’s possible that the end of the retention strap slipped inside the trigger guard, and the act of shoving the pistol downward caused the strap (usually fastened with a snap, not a buckle) pressed the trigger.
That would be sufficient to cause the pistol to fire, especially on a pistol with a light trigger and no external safety (eg: Glock)
December 13th, 2016 at 9:07 am
Those damn guns just going off all by themselves again.